Nordic News, Business and Life in Asia
ScandAsia was given a first row opportunity to talk to the Swedish drug manufacturing suspect Kim Roger Eriksson on Thursday at the Narcotics Supression Division’s Head Quarters in Bangkok because …
First Hand Report of Kim Roger Eriksson’s Police Interrogation Read MoreThe 29 year old Kim Roger Eriksson from Sweden was Friday shortly before noon informed of the charges against him by the criminal court in Bangkok and told that the …
Swedish Drug Manufacturer in Custody for 12 Days Read MoreThe award-winning and world famous young 36-year-old Danish architect Bjarke Ingels can now boast of being among the world’s 100 most creative business people in 2010 – More precisely, he …
Dane Among The World’s 100 Most Creative People Read MoreThe small Danish mobile telecommunications company Vopium has brought home DKK 100 million from an Indian investor, who in turn gets the control of the company. Vopium, an innovative mobile …
Danish Telecommunications Company Receives Dkk 100 Million From Indian Investor Read MoreCountess Irene Wedell of the Danish estates Frijsenborg and Wedellsborg has passed away. The Countess was 77 years. In 2003, she was the co-founder of the Danish Pattaya Fund and …
Danish Pattaya Fund Co-founder Passed Away Read More
The “Paknam Incidence” on 13th July 1893 was commemorated yesterday at the Chula Chomklao Fort at the mouth of the Chao Phraya River South of Bangkok with the launch of …
Book Launch Highlights Danish Role in Siam’s Battle Against France at Paknam Read MoreLOT Polish Airlines offer a new fast and inexpensive route from Copenhagen to Hanoi, Vietnam starting on 13 November 2010. Prices start at DKK 4,086 when purchased via http://www.lot.com/. That …
Fast and Inexpensive Flights to Vietnam Read More“Denmark is the most annoying country to work with although we send thousands of tourists to Scandinavia,” says the largest tour operator specialized in arranging tours for Thai tourists to …
Thai Tour Operators Tired of Denmark Read MoreFDM Travel – the travelagency branch of the fedaration of Danish motorists – encourages Danes world wide to participate in a new contest for the Best Travel Tips Video. The …
Danish Video Travel Tips Award Read MoreNext year, Finnair will resume its daily nonstop flights between Helsinki and Singapore with easy access from Stockholm, Gothenburg, Norrköping and Copenhagen. It will become one of the fastest connections …
Finnair Daily to Singapore from May Next Year Read MoreTourism numbers and visa procedure are linked, says Søren Leerskov, Managing Director for Asia/Pacific of the Scandinavian Tourist Board. This is not about Thailand, this is the case anywhere in …
Nice Visa Experience Gives More Tourists Read More
Many members of the four Nordic Chambers of Commerce in Thailand found their way to the networking sponsored by Finnair at Grand Hyatt Erawan in Bangkok on Monday 28 June …
Finnair Nordic Networking Read MoreA Norwegian man, Thiyakaraja Sivakkolunthu, 49, from Groruddalen, Oslo in Norway, was among the injured and hospitalized, after two speedboats collided in Thailand. Marine Police on Koh Samui informs to Scandasia.com …
Norwegian the Only Scandinavian Hospitalized After Thai Boat Crash Read MoreHis Royal Highness Prince Frederik of Denmark will be in Shanghai Monday and Tuesday to celebrate the Denmark Day at the Expo 2010. The celebrations will also include the visit …
Crown Prince Frederik Visits EXPO in Shanghai Read MoreThe Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited (AOT) has announced the air transport statistics for May 2010. “The results are not as bad as many expected with Bangkok’s international disembarkations …
Thailand’s Tourist Arrivals in May Better than Feared Read MoreMany foreigners in Thailand participate actively in the political discussion. They write Letters to the Editor in the international newspapers, they state opinions in panel discussions and elsewhere. They speak …
No Role for Foreigners in Thai Politics Read MoreThai Airways celebrated on 16 June the airline’s 50th birthday with a party in Copenhagen for 230 travel agents. Thai Airways’ first destination in Europe was Copenhagen – a route …
Thai Airways Celebrates 50th Birthday in Copenhagen Read MoreSoeren Wettendorff, a self-confessed former drop-out of the Scandinavian Society Siam, was on Tuesday 8 June elected new Chairman of the Society. “I dropped out a few years ago by not …
Soeren Wettendorff New Chairman of Scandinavian Society Siam Read MoreMartin Hedes, who has for the past 5 years been the driving force behind the expansion of Nilfisk-Advance across ten countries within Asia Region, has left Nilfisk-Advance by the end …
Martin Hedes Leaves Nilfisk to Help Others Read MoreDen Danske Sprogskole – the Danish Language School – is the new additional name that the Danish company Thai Integration has taken to clarify its core services: Danish language training. …
Danish Language School in Bangkok Read MoreSwedish housing developer in Thailand GlenAsia participated in and gave a donation to a local charity project in Rayong province called ” Happy musical with sunlight and the wind creation” held on …
GlenAsia Charity Event in Rayong Read MoreDanish Thai singer Christina Chanée and her partner won the fourth highest votes in the EuroVision Grand Prix Finals on Saturday night in Oslo. Torwards the end of the voting …
Danish Thai Chanée On 4th Place in Oslo Read MoreGabriella Rose-Marie Strand, a 60 year old Swedish expat who lived as a beggar on Phuket, Thailand, has been found dead. “Having overstayed her visa, she begged for rice and slept …
Swedish Female Beggar on Phuket Found Dead Read MoreThe Danish hope for the Eurovision Song Contest, the Danish Thai singer Christina Chanée and partner passed on Thursday nigh the Semi Finals and will now be in the Finals …
Chanée In The Eurovision Finals Read MoreThe curfew in Bangkok and several provinces of Thailand which was imposed on Wednesday will remain in place for the next three days, the emergency center has announced. The time, though has …
Thai Curfew Next Three Days Read MoreAyutthayaBangkokChaiyaphumChiang MaiChiang RaiChonburiKalasinKhon KaenLampangMaha SarakhamMukdahan Nakon PathomNakhon RatchasimaNakhon SawanNanNong Bua LamphuNonthaburiPathum ThaniRoi EtSakon Nakhon Samut PrakanSi Sa KetUbon RatchathaniUdon Thani This is the list of provinces where there is State …
List of Provinces under State of Emergency in Thailand Read MoreThe Swedish government on May 6, 2010 appointed Mr. Per-Arne Hjelmborn as new Ambassador to Malaysia. Mr. Hjelmborn is currently director of the Economic Section at the Swedish Embassy in …
Per-Arne Hjelmborn new Swedish Ambassador to Malaysia Read MoreThe red shirts were packed away when the Viking Wheelers went on their 1 May trip around the Bang Phra Reservoir on Saturday. The traditional red uniform of the Viking …
Viking Wheelers Took Off Their Red Shirt Read MoreOn April 15, 2010 Chr. Hansen opened a new ‘Industry Technology Center’ (ITC) for its customers and distributors in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa. The ITC will serve as …
Chr. Hansen Opens in Singapore Read MoreThai expats in Denmark held past Sunday a small demonstration in Copenhagen in front of the Town Hall expressing their support of the Red Shirts demonstrating in Thailand. The signs …
Thais in Denmark Support the Red Shirts Read MoreLennart Liner, Ambassador of Sweden to Thailand, “stuck his neck out” as he called it himself and commented on the ongoing crisi in Thailand on 22 April 2010. Lennart Linner …
Swedish Ambassador Comments on the Crisis in Thailand Read MoreMichael Sternberg, Ambassador of Denmark to Thailand, urges all sides in the Thai conflict to start the process of reconciliation without delay. “The time for a reconciliation process to start and …
Danish Ambassador Urges Reconciliation Read MoreThomas Isaksen 39 years from Sweden, died on 19 April 2010 in Paliang in Trang Province in Thailand while trying to rescue his neighbours 3 year old son, Mio, who …
Swedish Hero Dies Rescuing Thai Boy Read MoreClose to 200 passengers are stranded in Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport due to the volcanic eruption in Iceland, according to Nirun Teeranartsin, Suvarnabhumi Airport director.“Since the eruption, we have had 115 …
Close to 200 Passengers Stranded in Bangkok Airport Read MoreI visited some of the wounded red shirts in one of the hospitals, where they are being treated today. I asked them to tell me, what happened to them, how …
Wounded Protesters Tell Their Stories Read MorePrivate Banking with a Danish bank gives a kind of a “home field” advantage if you are Danish, says Alex Slot Hansen, Vice President for Private Banking.“When banking with us, …
Private Banking with “Home Field” Advantage Read MoreScandAsia is not a news channel when it comes to news of non-Scandinavian nature. Still, the photos I took while covering the bloody battle Saturday night between soldiers and Red …
Photos: Red Shirts Fighting Thai Soldiers Read MoreThailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday evening 7 April 2010 declared a state of emergency under the executive degree for administration in emergency situations in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and some …
State of Emergency Declared in and around Bangkok Read MoreRestrictions on freedom of assembly and freedom of speech under the state of emergency declared by Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Wednesday will not affect foreigners living in Thailand …
State of Emergency Not Affect Foreigners Read MoreH.M. Queen Silvia of Sweden arrived Thailand yesterday Wednesday 7 April 2010 for a personal visit with an aim to spend some time at a Scout- and Childhoodproject in the Eastern Seaboard …
Queen Silvia of Sweden Visiting Thailand Read MoreMembers of Danish Thai Chamber of Commerce had turned out in full force to celebrated this great traditional Easter Lunch. It says a lot about the popularity of this event, …
Great Danish Easter Lunch Read MoreThaksin has been staying in Sweden for several days since he left the UAE. He came on Saturday after the UAE had asked him til leave. The Swedish Ministry for …
Thaksin Stayed in Sweden Several Days Read MoreThe Swedish Foreign Ministry confirms that the Thai Government on Monday did request the Swedish government to ask Thaksin Shinawatra to leave Sweden. But Sweden did not ask him to …
Sweden Did Not Ask Thaksin to Leave Read MoreA Swedish flag was set alight outside the country’s embassy in Malaysia on Friday as protesters gathered to demand action be taken against cartoonist Lars Vilks and newspapers that published …
Swedish Flag Burned at Embassy in Kuala Lumpur Read MoreBangkok International Preparatory and Secondary School (Bangkok Prep) opened its gates to the wider community for the seventh annual Spring Fair@53. A fun day was had by all as guests …
Bangkok Prep Spring Fair@53 Read MoreDamco, the freight forwarding company of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, officially announced the opening of its office in Chengdu, Sichuan province on Wednesday. The soft opening of the office took …
Damco Opens Chengdu Office with 1000 Staff Read MoreWhich brand is Thailand’s largest beer brand? LEO BeerWho will introduce LEO Beer in Europe? Galatea Spirits AB!Surprised? Well, you are not alone. First surprise is how the quite young …
Swedish Importer to Sell Thailand’s Largest Beer in Europe Read MoreDamco earlier this month commenced warehousing and distribution services at a new import and export logistics hub in Samrong, Bangkok. Strategically located on Poochao-saming-prai Road, between Bangkok city and major …
Damco Strengthens Network in Thailand with New Facility Read More“For those special situations, where a visa to Denmark is required here and now, we do have an unofficial fast track,” Lisa Schouboe, Head of the Visa Section at the …
Unofficial Fast Track for Visa to Denmark Read MoreWatch out! An extensive advertising campaign from Telenor on key pan-Asian TV channels, print and digital media will kick off on March 25. The campaign will run for a three month …
Telenor Kicks Off Branding Campaign in Asia Read More